Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-17
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, Mar. :.

lowing bills were passed; To amend sec
ton of chapter 296 of volume l of laws
of 1888, TO build and maintain dams,
booms and other Improvements on Mon
treal river. TO improve Tamsrack creek
in Oneida county, and TO give w. =. Beebe
and II. Cline, their associates and assigns.
certain privileges. To amend section
of chapter 3S4, of the laws of 1885, en-
titled, ian act TO regulate the sale of cram
berries by MEASURE To authorize the
construction and maintenance of q bridge
across the Mississippi river at the city of
Wlnona, Mimi, and for the acquiring of
lands for the approaches thereto. The
following house bills were concurred in:
Relating to agricultural institutes, and
amendatory of chapter 3, laws OF 1885.
To authorize and empower the city of
Beloit to construct and maintain a bridge
across Rock river, in the city of Beloit.
Authorizing county superintesdents Of
schools TO reside ut the county seat, and
TO keep an Office in the court house or
other building provided by the county in
certain cases. Adjourned,
House Bills passed: No. 1874, TO amend
chapter 50 of the revised statutes of 1873
entitled, of town insurance companies.
vised statutes as amended by chapter
100, of the laws Of 1879, chapter ~ of
the laws of 1881, chapter 227 of the laws
of 1881, and chapters "a and PSF of the
laws of 1882, relating TO county govern
ment. No. 33S, relating to excise and
the application of the provisions of
chapter 276 OF the laws of 1885, TO the
town of Superior in the county of Doug
las. No. 517, 10 amend chapter 80 OF the
revised statutes, entitlet of the collection
of taxes. No. 800, 10 provide for the
drainage and reclamation os certain
lands in Racine and Waukeaha counties.
TUESDAY March S.
SeRate--1he following are among the
bills passed: To amend section l2i9. of
the revised statutes of 1873, relating TO
highways and bridges. To fix terms of
circuit court in Fourteenth circuit. AS
sembly bills conourred in were as follows;
To authorize the organization Of local Ere
insurance companies in the cities and
villages of this state. To amend subdi-
vision 81, of chapter T. of chapter 263,
of the laws of 1873, entitled, IAN act 10
incorporate the city of Jefferson To
repeal chapter 265 of the general laws of
1885, entitled, IAN act TO provide for the
collection of highway and sidewalk taxes
embracing parts Of t~o or more towns
, To authorize sheritfs to offer rewards in
certain cases. Adjourned.
, House.-Bills passed No pa A., 70
create the county of Mills. No. 5lS, A.,
to amend the statutes relating 20 lands
sold for texes. No. TO- A., To protect
butter and cheese manufacturers No
1877, A., relating TO highway in Monro,
county, and 20 legalize the acts OF
. the board of supervisors. No. 203
, A., relating TO the levy of state taxes
: No 439 A., to amend the charter of Wan
/, pun. The minority of the committee OF
: the assessment and collection of taxe
: made a report in opposition 20 the bill
introduced by Mr.. Horn to tax the CAPT
! tai stock of mining companies, The mi
y nority of the company believe the bill un
= constitutional and appear TO have goo'
!, deal of evidence of it. They ask tina
u the bill be referred to the committee o
= judiciary.
WEDNESDAY, March ..
: SeRdte.-The following petitions wer
i presented: Sen. Erwin: OF citizens o
Jackson county, for the repeal of In
u pharmacy law, Sen. Wechselberg; O.
the Wisconsin, Woman's Suffrage associa
= ton, asking suffrage Sen. Hulburt. O
women of North Freedom, Sank county
. asking municipal suffrage. Assembl
bills concurred in as follows; To amen'
chapter l6, of the private and local law
of Wisconsin, for the year 1885, entitle,
an act to incorporate the city of Cedar
burg, approved February 20, 1885. L,
amend chapter 1876 Of the laws of 1873 n
amended by chaptes 81 of the laws of IL
50, entitled an act TO incorporate the city
of Waupun. Adjourned.
House Resolutions were considered
and recommended as follows: Joint res
olution No. 20 A., to provide for bill and
! general files; the resolution was indef
nitely postponed Joint resolution No
"a A., TO provide committee to inyesti
gate the subject of prison labor Or
motion of Mr. Avery, the resolution was
made special order for II O'Clock a. IN
on Thursday. Bills passed as follows
No. 30i, A., TO amend the charter of city
of New Richmond. No. 800 A., 20 pro-
hibit the burning of slabs, sawdust, tim
Der, etc, in certais cases. No. t39 A.
to improve Robinson creek in Jackson Co
3 No. 207, A , to enable ;he commissioner
of public lands TO carry out the proyis
ions of chapter 352, laws Of 1883, relat
ing to drainage in Manitowoc and Gala
met counties. Mr.. Hetzel moved to sus
pend the rules and put upon it, passag,
No. 793 A., TO amend the laws of 1855
creating the county of Oneida. The
rules were suspended and the bill passed
On motion of Mr.. Humphrey the rules
we're suspended and assembly bill No. ~
TO legalize certain acts OF the board OF
supervisors of Marathon and Lincolr
counties, was passed. On motion of Mr
Fleming the assembly adjourned,
THURSDAY, MARCH 10.
Senate.-The following bills passed th'
senate To amend the laws Of 1885, en-
, titled an act TO provide for more eff
cient common school income. To amend
, the general laws of 1883, in relation tc
the Family Protective association Of Wis
consin. Relating TO taxes and enabling
owners TO procure evidence OF the pay
ment thereof. Relating to evidence OF
title by descent To amend the revised
statutes Of 1873, relating to the collection
OF taxes. Assembly bills were concnrred
| in as fellows: To lsgalize certain pro
ceedings and acts of the board OF super
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